The Border Patrol Unit of the Gambia Immigration Department has intercepted a total of 107 would-be migrants across five different communities within a span of two days.
On Friday, 17th April 2026, the Border Patrol Unit (BPU), stationed at Tanji, conducted successful interceptions of ninety-four (94) would-be migrants and two (2) suspected agents in the coastal communities of Gunjur, Tujereng, and Sinchang Village.
The group comprised six (6) Gambians, fifty-one (51) Senegalese, sixteen (16) Guineans, eleven (11) Malians, six (6) Sudanese, two (2) Somalians, one (1) Ivorian, and one (1) Yemeni national.
On the same day, eight (
Separately, on Thursday, 16th April 2026, the NBR Border Patrol Unit intercepted five (5) would-be migrants at Mayamba Village.
These interceptions indicate the Gambia Immigration Department’s Border Patrol Unit’s effective operational capacity and proactiveness in disrupting irregular migration journeys through vigilance and alertness.
